Post-operative drain use in patients undergoing decompression and fusion: incidence of complications and symptomatic hematoma | Zendy

Owoicho Adogwa | Zendy; Aladine A. Elsamadicy | Zendy; Amanda R. Sergesketter | Zendy; Ronnie L. Shammas | Zendy; Sohrab Vatsia | Zendy; Victoria D. Vuong | Zendy; Syed Khalid | Zendy; Joseph Cheng | Zendy; Carlos A. Bagley | Zendy; Isaac O. Karikari | Zendy

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Post-operative drain use in patients undergoing decompression and fusion: incidence of complications and symptomatic hematoma

Author(s) -

Owoicho Adogwa,

Aladine A. Elsamadicy,

Amanda R. Sergesketter,

Ronnie L. Shammas,

Sohrab Vatsia,

Victoria D. Vuong,

Syed Khalid,

Joseph Cheng,

Carlos A. Bagley,

Isaac O. Karikari

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

journal of spine surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2414-469X

pISSN - 2414-4630

DOI - 10.21037/jss.2018.05.09

Subject(s) - medicine , cohort , surgery , incidence (geometry) , decompression , hematoma , complication , demographics , body mass index , physics , demography , sociology , optics

Surgical drains are commonly used after spine surgery to minimize infection and hematoma formation. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of post-operative complications after spinal decompression and fusion with and without a subfascial drain.

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